inquest

['inkwest]

n.(死因)审讯, 验尸陪审团, 查询

例句与用法：

A public officer whose primary function is to investigate by inquest any death thought to be of other than natural causes.

验尸官主要职责是对被认为是死于非命的死者的死因作验尸调查的公职人员

An inquest has to take place where death is violent or unexpected, where death can be murder or manslaughter, where a prisoner dies and when police is involved.

对下列情况的死亡必须进行死亡调查：暴力或意外死亡，谋杀或误杀以及涉及警察的囚犯死亡。

A jury of inquest.

验尸陪审团

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (有陪审团员列席的)验尸; 审讯; 审理[(+on/into)]

The inquest on his death will be held next Thursday.

下星期四审讯他命案的死因。

2. 调查死因的陪审团[G]

3. 陪审团关于死因的裁决